Pieter
Andriessen
Alternate First Name(s)
de Schoorstenveger (the chimney sweep); Schoorsteenweger
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1,660,008
Gender
Male
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Death Date
1664-05-00
Death Dates Notes
(prior to May 1664)
Occupation(s)
Ancestor Notes

Pieter Andriessen was listed in 1648, among the tapsters of New Amsterdam.   Pieter died before May, 1664.  His widow, Grietje Gerritsen, was confirmed to be living in his tavern property, N7, in 1667. (Stokes Vol II)   Pieter was a farmer, a tavern keeper, and a chimney sweep.  

In 1655 Pieter was taken hostage by the Indians and the city authorities paid a ransom for his release.   (Scandinavian Immigrants in New York
1630-1674 by John O. Evjen, ©1916)

 

Stokes, Vol II
 (Scandinavian Immigrants in New York
1630-1674 by John O. Evjen, ©1916)